Oldest Man in The Field Wins TOC
Lee Trevino, the oldest man in the field, wins at the 1981 MONY Tournament of Champions.
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The PGA TOUR is in Maui this week for The Sentry which is what the Tournament of Champions has evolved into. The field features more than just the champions of the past 12 months and is played on the picturesque Plantation Course at Kapalua making for spectacular television viewing.
The Tournament of Champions began in 1953 and was held in Las Vegas. The tournament featured a relaxed week for the pros and novelties such as the first place prize money being awarded in a wheelbarrow full of silver dollars. Arnold Palmer taught Jack Nicklaus the intricacies of shooting craps one year.
In 1975 the tournament moved to the La Costa Hotel and Spa and then relocated to Maui in 1999. This week, our journey through the past lands in 1981 when Lee Trevino battled, as the oldest man in the field, captured his first win in…
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